Estonia

Steps for counselling and organising return in Estonia

	AVRR Counsellor	Client	Migration office / state department	Police
Actors in return field in Estonia	IOM Estonia (AVRR project ended on 30.06.2023; currently AVRR counselling is not offered until new funding is granted)	Returnee	Ministry of the Interior	Estonian Police and Border Guard Police
First time counselling / perspective counselling			X	X (Referals from the boarder or from detention centers)
Assisting with organizing travel documents	X
Preparing the return of vulnerable clients	X			X
Registering clients for professional training in EU country		X	X
Offering professional training in EU country
Applying for return budget	X
Granting return budget
Applying for plane ticket	X
Booking the plane / bus ticket	X
Applying for reintegration budget	X
Preparing a business plan ( in case of business start-up)	X
Granting reintegration budget	X
Final counselling	X
Organizing medical escort	X
Disbursing return budget in EU country / giving cash assistance just before the departure	X
Escort to airport	X
Connecting returnee with reintegration partner	X
Staying in touch with returnee	X

Cash assistance per person is 50 – 100 EUR, which is given at airport. In exemplary cases, it can be also given beforehand.

1400€ in-kind, extra medical budget (250€) + extra rent (300 – 350€) if necessary

(IOM: VARRE Project)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Assisted voluntary return	132	128	40	43	92

Source: Estonian Police and Border Guard Police

Top 5 countries of return in 2023 in Estonia
1. Uzbekistan
2. Tajikistan
3. Georgia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Moldova

IOM Estonia: 2 people involved in AVRR (1 AVRR assistant and 1 finance assistant)

Number of counsellors: 1

IOM Estonia
Address: Parda 4 (dial #20), 5th floor, Tallinn 10151

Tel: +372 611 6088
Mob: +372 562 33083
E-mail: iomtallinnavrr@iom.int

Last update: July 2024